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Chititu Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258172
MRDS ID A011691
MAS/MILS ID 0020870034
Record type Site
Current site name Chititu Creek
Alternate or previous names White Creek, Rex Creek, Jolly Gulch
Related records 10001019

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.58436, 61.29357 (WGS84)
Elevation 758
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 007 S 016 E 05 C N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.58436, 61.29357
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1906

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eula Vickery
    Interest 7
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985
  • Type Operator
    Owner Russell Hoffman
    Interest 92
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Description 2854 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 88769.33g
  • Year 1915
    Description 158,300 Yards Processed. 4209 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 130914.55g
  • Year 1917
    Description 251 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7806.97g
  • Year 1917
    Description 32,000 Yards Processed. 2673 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 83139.6g
  • Year 1921
    Description 200,000 Yards Processed. 4837 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 150447.53g
  • Year 1922
    Description 3,000 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4510g
  • Year 1923
    Description 60,670 Yards Processed. 2136 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 66437.03g
  • Year 1924
    Description 101,680 Yards Processed. 3251 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 101117.41g
  • Year 1925
    Description 4104 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 127648.68g
  • Year 1926
    Description 122,292 Yards Processed. 2355 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 73248.69g
  • Year 1927
    Description 161,604 Yards Processed. 2007 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62424.68g
  • Year 1928
    Description 58,100 Yards Processed. 2047 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 63668.82g
  • Year 1928
    Description 231 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 7184.9g
  • Year 1929
    Description 307 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9548.76g
  • Year 1929
    Description 78,457 Yards Processed. 1798 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 55924.05g
  • Year 1930
    Description 274 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8522.35g
  • Year 1930
    Description 132,003 Yards Processed. 2587 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 80464.7g
  • Year 1931
    Description 212 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 6593.93g
  • Year 1931
    Description 1998 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 62144.75g
  • Year 1932
    Description 101,320 Yards Processed. 900 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 27993.13g
  • Year 1934
    Description 129 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4012.34g
  • Year 1934
    Description 92,976 Yards Processed. 1294 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 40247.9g
  • Year 1935
    Description 1194 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 37137.55g
  • Year 1936
    Description 1732 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 53871.22g
  • Year 1941
    Description 140 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4354.48g
  • Year 1941
    Description 1445 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 44944.53g
  • Year 1942
    Description 38 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1181.93g
  • Year 1942
    Description 384 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 11943.73g
  • Year 1943
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 373.24g
  • Year 1943
    Description 124 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3856.83g
  • Year 1946
    Description 25 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 777.58g
  • Year 1946
    Description 34,000 Yards Processed. 258 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8024.69g
  • Year 1947
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 373.24g
  • Year 1947
    Description 30,000 Yards Processed. 119 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3701.31g
  • Year 1950
    Description 199 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6189.59g
  • Year 1950
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 590.96g
  • Year 1953
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1953
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 870.89g
  • Year 1957
    Description 200 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 186.62g

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB A001981. USGS CRIB A001998 CHITITU CR. AND TRIBS. WERE THE MAJOR PLACER AU PRODUCERS OF THE NIZINA DISTRICT (MF 773B). PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1951: 44,924 OZ AU, 3612 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES). NO RECORD OF COPPER PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1988 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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